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2022–23 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

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2022–23 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record16–16 (8–10 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJohn M. Belk Arena
Seasons
2022–23 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
VCU 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
Fordham 12 6   .667 25 8   .758
Dayton 12 6   .667 22 12   .647
Saint Louis 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
George Mason 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
Duquesne 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
George Washington 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Davidson 8 10   .444 16 16   .500
Saint Joseph's 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
St. Bonaventure 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
Richmond 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
La Salle 7 11   .389 15 19   .441
Massachusetts 6 12   .333 15 16   .484
Rhode Island 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
Loyola Chicago 4 14   .222 10 21   .323
2023 A10 tournament winner

The 2022–23 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by first-year head coach Matt McKillop and played their home games at the John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10).

Previous season

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The Wildcats finished the 2021–22 season 27–7, 15–3 in A-10 play, to win the regular season championship. They defeated Fordham and Saint Louis to advance to the championship game of the A-10 tournament where they lost to Richmond. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the West Region, where they lost in the first round to Michigan State.

On June 18, 2022, the school announced that head coach Bob McKillop was retiring after 33 years at the school.[1] His son, Matt McKillop, who had served as an assistant for 14 years, was promoted to head coach.[2]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Lee Hyun-jung 1 G/F 6'7" 210 Junior Yongin, South Korea Declared for 2022 NBA draft
Emory Lanier 2 G 6'3" 180 Sophomore Atlanta, GA Transferred to SMU
David Kristensen 12 F 6'10" 210 Junior Aarhus, Denmark Signed to play in professional in Spain with BC Navarra
Mike Jones 13 G 6'5" 210 RS Junior Woodbury, MN Transferred to Stanford
Drew Dibble 22 G 5'11" 185 RS Senior Nashville, TN Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Chris Ford 23 F 6'5" 200 Freshman Huntersville, NC Transferred to Robert Morris
Nelson Boachie-Yiadom 32 F 6'8" 220 Junior London, England Graduate transferred to Hofstra
Luka Brajkovic 35 F 6'10" 250 Senior Feldkirch, Austria Graduated; signed to play in professional in Spain with CB Breogán
Ben Craig 40 G 6'1" 190 Senior Montreat, NC Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers

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Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Connor Kochera 23 G 6'5" 200 Junior Arlington Heights, IL William & Mary
David Skogman 42 C 6'10" 228 RS Junior Waukesha, WI Buffalo

Recruiting classes

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2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Reed Bailey
#32 PF
Wolfeboro, NH Brewster Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 4, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Sean Logan
SF
Westfield, NJ Westfield Senior High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 1, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 20, 2021.

Source[3]

Roster

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2022–23 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Foster Loyer (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS Clarkston High School
Michigan State
Clarkston, MI
G 1 Reed Bailey 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Harvard, MA
F 3 Sam Mennenga 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Westlake Boys High School Auckland, New Zealand
G/F 4 Desmond Watson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So St. Francis DeSales High School Columbus, OH
G 5 Grant Huffman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr St. Edward's High School Aurora, OH
F 15 Sean Logan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Westfield High School Westfield, NJ
G 20 Achile Spadone (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Isberne Geneva, Switzerland
G 22 Riccardo Ghedini 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Collegio San Carlo Milan, Italy
G 23 Connor Kochera 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr St. Viator High School
William & Mary
Arlington Heights, IL
G/F 24 Michael Katsock (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So St. Albans School Washington, D.C.
G/F 34 Styrmir Snær Þrastarson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Sunderland College Reykjavík, Iceland
C 42 David Skogman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Waukesha West High School
Buffalo
Waukesha, WI
F 50 Joe Thomson (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Frontier Regional School Sunderland, MA
G 51 Brock Matheny (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Burlington Christian Academy Davidson, NC
G 55 Chris Sosnik (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr St. Albans School Washington, D.C.
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 26, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Guilford W 87–64  1–0
 30  Loyer   11  Mennenga   3  Loyer  John M. Belk Arena (2,608)
Davidson, NC
November 9, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Wright State W 102–97 2OT 2–0
 38  Loyer   11  Loyer   9  Loyer  Nutter Center (3,784)
Fairborn, OH
November 13, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
VMI W 75–71  3–0
 17  Loyer   7  Mennenga   5  Loyer  John M. Belk Arena (2,991)
Davidson, NC
November 17, 2022*
7:30 p.m., ESPNU
at College of Charleston
Charleston Classic quarterfinals
L 66–89  3–1
 19  Mennenga   8  Mennenga   4  Loyer  TD Arena (5,017)
Charleston, SC
November 18, 2022*
7:30 p.m., ESPNews
vs. South Carolina
Charleston Classic consolation 2nd round
W 69–60  4–1
 18  Loyer   6  tied   4  tied  TD Arena (3,459)
Charleston, SC
November 20, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPNews
vs. Old Dominion
Charleston Classic 5th-place game
W 66–61  5–1
 23  Mennenga   10  Loyer   3  tied  TD Arena (1,621)
Charleston, SC
November 25, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
San Francisco W 89–80  6–1
 30  Loyer   5  Loyer   7  Loyer  John M. Belk Arena (3,426)
Davidson, NC
November 29, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Charlotte L 66–68 OT 6–2
 22  Loyer   7  tied   8  Loyer  John M. Belk Arena (3,238)
Davidson, NC
December 3, 2022*
2:00 p.m., FloSports
at Delaware L 67–69  6–3
 20  Mennenga   9  Mennenga   7  Loyer  Bob Carpenter Center (1,859)
Newark, DE
December 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Western Carolina W 72–64  7–3
 17  tied   7  Mennenga   5  Loyer  John M. Belk Arena (2,869)
Davidson, NC
December 17, 2022*
6:15 p.m., BTN
vs. No. 1 Purdue
Indy Classic
L 61–69  7–4
 14  Mennenga   5  tied   10  Loyer  Gainbridge Fieldhouse (9,242)
Indianapolis, IN
December 21, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northeastern L 70–73  7–5
 18  Huffman   10  Mennenga   5  Huffman  John M. Belk Arena (3,589)
Davidson, NC
Atlantic 10 Regular Season
December 28, 2022
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Fordham W 57-43  8–5
(1–0)
 15  tied   11  tied   2  tied  Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,700)
The Bronx, NY
December 31, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Dayton L 55–69  8–6
(1–1)
 13  Watson   7  Bailey   2  tied  John M. Belk Arena (3,953)
Davidson, NC
January 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
Loyola Chicago W 80–57  9–6
(2–1)
 22  Mennenga   7  Mennenga   4  Loyer  John M. Belk Arena (2,630)
Davidson, NC
January 7, 2023
12:00 p.m., USA
at VCU L 72–89  9–7
(2–2)
 20  Mennenga   9  Bailey   3  Loyer  Siegel Center (7,107)
Richmond, VA
January 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Richmond L 57–61  9–8
(2–3)
 13  Watson   16  Mennenga   4  tied  John M. Belk Arena (3,052)
Davidson, NC
January 14, 2023
12:00 p.m., ESPNU
at George Mason L 65–67  9–9
(2–4)
 16  tied   7  Huffman   6  Huffman  EagleBank Arena (3,212)
Fairfax, VA
January 17, 2023
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Dayton L 61–68  9–10
(2–5)
 19  Watson   13  Mennenga   4  Huffman  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
January 24, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at La Salle W 64–57  10–10
(3–5)
 27  Mennenga   11  Mennenga   6  tied  Tom Gola Arena (1,184)
Philadelphia, PA
January 27, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
Saint Louis L 70–74  10–11
(3–6)
 16  Mennenga   10  Skogman   4  Loyer  John M. Belk Arena (4,406)
Davidson, NC
January 31, 2023
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
VCU L 59–61  10–12
(3–7)
 12  Watson   6  tied   4  tied  John M. Belk Arena (3,179)
Davidson, NC
February 4, 2023
12:30 p.m., USA
at UMass W 93–78  11–12
(4–7)
 29  Kochera   7  Skogman   10  Huffman  Mullins Center (4,546)
Amherst, MA
February 11, 2023
2:30 p.m., USA
Fordham L 71–73  11–13
(4–8)
 26  Loyer   9  Watson   3  Loyer  John M. Belk Arena (4,091)
Davidson, NC
February 15, 2023
9:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Saint Louis L 65–78  11–14
(4–9)
 17  Mennenga   9  Skogman   5  Loyer  Chaifetz Arena (5,168)
St. Louis, MO
February 18, 2023
12:30 p.m., USA
Saint Joseph's W 76–75  12–14
(5–9)
 17  tied   7  Skogman   4  tied  John M. Belk Arena (3,567)
Davidson, NC
February 22, 2023
7:00 p.m., NBC Digital
St. Bonaventure W 74–61  13–14
(6–9)
 27  Loyer   8  Skogman   8  Huffman  John M. Belk Arena (3,153)
Davidson, NC
February 26, 2023
2:00 p.m., USA
at Duquesne W 71–67  14–14
(7–9)
 16  Huffman   11  Mennenga   3  tied  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,111)
Pittsburgh, PA
March 1, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
George Washington L 70–75  14–15
(7–10)
 23  Mennenga   8  tied   5  Huffman  John M. Belk Arena (3,590)
Davidson, NC
March 4, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Rhode Island W 68–54  15–15
(8–10)
 33  Loyer   9  Skogman   4  Huffman  Ryan Center (5,543)
Kingston, RI
A-10 tournament
March 8, 2023
11:30 a.m., USA
(8) vs. (9) St. Bonaventure
Second round
W 65–54  16–15
 17  Watson   8  tied   6  Loyer  Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
March 9, 2023
11:30 a.m., USA
(8) vs. (1) VCU
Quarterfinals
L 53–71  16–16
 10  tied   8  Mennenga   5  Huffman  Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ Borzello, Jeff (June 17, 2022). "Davidson coach McKillop retires after 33 seasons". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  2. ^ Cobb, David (June 17, 2022). "Davidson coach Bob McKillop retires: Built Wildcats into mid-major power in legendary 33-year career". CBSSports.com. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "Verbal Commits". verbalcommits.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  4. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". davidsonwildcats.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022.